Rob Jackson is one of the world’s leading climate scientists, and he’s also a great writer. This book is an enjoyable read for anyone interested in restoring our atmosphere and creating a path to a cleaner climate. Drawing upon extensive research and reporting, Jackson reveals the critical science through fabulous storytelling—from steel plants in Sweden to the Amazon. He offers an honest take on the successes and challenges of a clean energy transition. Into the Clear Blue Sky is hopeful, practical, and compelling.
From one of the world’s leading climate scientists, a heart- and mind-changing book that offers a hopeful and attainable vision for restoring the atmosphere and ending the climate crisis.
Climate change is here. From the millions displaced by the floods in Pakistan to Californian and Canadian towns incinerated by wildfires, we are experiencing the anguish that climate change causes. Fossil fuels are making the planet unlivable, and they are deadly. We know that we must cut emissions if we are going to limit the catastrophes, but is that enough?
In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of…
Finding the Mother Tree is a beautiful memoir written by Suzanne Simard, a forest ecologist. It’s about her life’s work to understand trees as part of an interconnected system, and she masterfully shares her experience and perspective. She takes you on a journey of discovery with stories of trees, fungi, soil and more. It feels a bit like the perfect nonfiction version of the Overstory by Richard Powers, which I also loved.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery
“Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and bears--and of a human being listening in on the conversation. The interplay of personal narrative, scientific insights and the amazing revelations about the life of the forest make a compelling story.”—Robin Wall…
Lisa Baril takes us on a riveting journey to decipher what the Earth’s melting ice reveals about the past, present, and future. In a striking blend of climate history, culture, and archeological exploration, The Age of Melt weaves together the timely discoveries that come from our vanishing ice. Writing like a detective who pieces together clues from around the world, Baril delivers a page turner. I read this book and then shared sections with my young son, too. She makes a complicated topic accessible to a wide audience.
An entertaining pop-sci narrative investigating ice patch archaeology and the role of glaciers in the development of human culture.
Glaciers figure prominently in both ancient and contemporary narratives around the world. They inspire art and literature. They spark both fear and awe. And they give and take life. In The Age of Melt, environmental journalist Lisa Baril explores the deep-rooted cultural connection between humans and ice through time. Thousands of organic artifacts are emerging from patches of melting ice in mountain ranges around the world. Archaeologists are in a race against time to find them before they disappear forever. In…
For many, planting a tree has become a catchall way to “do something good for the planet.” But to what extent can trees really save us, and how?
In Treekeepers, Lauren E. Oakes takes us on a poetic and practical journey from the Scottish Highlands to the Panamanian jungle to meet the scientists, innovators, and local citizens who each offer part of the answer. Their work isn’t just about planting lots of trees, but also about understanding what it takes to grow or regrow a forest and to protect what remains. Throughout, Oakes shows the complex roles of forests in the fight against climate change, and of the people who are giving trees a chance with hope for our mutual survival.
Timely, meticulously reported, and ultimately optimistic, Treekeepers teaches us how to live with a sense of urgency in our warming world, to find beauty in the present for ourselves and our children, and to take action big or small.
